The Iraq Group

There were also many mufassirun among the tabi’un in Iraq. Their principal teacher was Ibn Mas'ud. Their main centres were Basra and Kufa. The best known among them are: Al-Hasan al-Basri (d.121/738), Masruq b. al-'Ajda' (d.63/682) and Ibrahlm al-Nakha'i. (d.95/713).